In autumn 2009 the Kick off Meeting for implementation of the “Center for Geographic Medicine” took place at the Medical University of Vienna. There was an immediate positive response from colleagues having clinical and research interest in infectious diseases with global impact.
We are convinced that this center is a great opportunity for all of us to combine and synergize our skills and know-how thereby establishing new cooperations and research projects in different areas of the world. With the support of the Medical University Vienna and the Medical University Vienna International, we hope that our activities will be of greater visability as well as of increased assertiveness. We further invite all colleagues with interest in“GeographicMedicine” to join this platform and contribute to the success of this initiative!
Looking forward to an exciting research collaboration,
Ursula Wiedermann-Schmidt | Stefan Winkler |
The Malaria Research Initiative Bandarban traces its origins to the year 2002 when the first collaborative malaria project between the Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences in Bangkok (H. Noedl) and the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (R. Haque) was established at an ICDDR,B laboratory in Chakaria, approximately 50 km from Bandarban.
